California Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

California wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the California region.

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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Surf Beach CAL - Santa Barbara	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	9	6	4	5	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 W	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.4 W	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 W	3.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	18	17	16	14	14	14	16	14	14	13	13	14	12	14	14	14	12	12	11	12
Energy(?)	620	2091	4065	5713	6922	4267	3213	3205	3979	1069	2262	1724	1219	1365	827	2379	8537	8231	2295	3557	2351	3288
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			9:57PM 1.19	8:56AM 2.37			10:15AM 3.34		11:47PM 1.99	10:38AM 2.39		11:52PM 1.69	9:37AM 1.77		12:17AM 1.79	11:23AM 2.18		1:05AM 2.33	12:34PM 2.56		1:32AM 2.44
Low Tide / height (m)		3:06PM 0.11	1:28AM 0.99		1:04PM 0.32		4:19AM 1.98	5:00PM -0.02		5:05AM 0.95	5:33PM -0.10		4:02AM 0.79	5:19PM 0.30		5:29AM 0.75	6:35PM -0.11		6:40AM 0.70		7:05PM -0.02	7:22AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	heavy rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	6	6	1	3	-	-	-	-	11	4	2	-	3	-	1	1	13	2
High °C	9	9	10	11	9	8	8	7	6	14	9	6	10	13	5	5	8	5	8	9	11	12
Low °C	7	8	9	10	8	7	7	6	5	14	7	4	9	13	5	5	6	3	6	7	10	11
Chill °C (?)	7	8	8	10	6	8	6	5	4	13	7	4	10	11	3	5	4	2	6	6	8	10
Sunrise	7:28	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:18	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:11	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	5:39	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.4 W	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.2 SSW	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	10	14	14	17	16	14	14	14	16	14	14	13	13	14	12	14	14	14	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 W	0.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	21	18	16	16	16	15	15	14	16	8	8	7	7	6	-	13	13	14	18	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SSW	-	-	0.7 S	1.2 SSW	0.4 SE	-	-	0.8 S	-	-	3.0 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	6	6	3	-	-	4	-	-	11	-

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 W	2.0 NW	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 W	3.0 W	1.7 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	15	11	14	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1064	1052	1005	1050	1026	1482	4684	3489	5133	8121	9034	7432	3791	6012	6556	5384	4267	4144	3854	3213	3076	3205
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	low	high	high	low	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			6:52AM 1.66	7:57AM 2.29					10:50PM 1.78			8:27AM 2.01					11:20PM 1.89			9:46AM 2.47
Low Tide / height (m)	11:47PM 0.91	1:06AM 1.16			12:36PM 0.45					3:25AM 1.15				3:36PM 0.50				3:53AM 1.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	2
Temp. °C	11	11	11	8	17	8	7	7	7	8	7	9	13	11	9	9	8	7	7	7	8	7
Chill °C (?)	11	10	10	8	16	7	5	7	6	6	5	9	12	11	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 W	2.0 NW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 W	3.0 W	2.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	11	14	17	14	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 W	0.3 SSW	1.7 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	18	17	17	15	16	19	18	18	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	2.0 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 NW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	12	10	14	10	10	16	15	10	10	10	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	942	910	697	788	1314	501	688	984	989	1154	1016	1089	581	988	1356	1356	2091	2091	2339	2454	2734	2942
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)			12:19AM 1.02	1:47AM 1.39														3:40PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	11	12	7	16	6	7	7	7	8	7	11	14	14	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	12	11	11	7	15	5	7	6	6	8	7	11	14	14	10	9	9	8	9	8	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.0 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 NW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 S	0.5 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 S	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	7	18	7	17	16	12	14	16	16	12	15	16	5	16	10	10	21	21	20	20	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
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